"Bite Your Tongue" was released as a single on February 2, 1999 and is found on Duncan Sheik

Duncan Sheik

Duncan Scott Sheik is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik initially found success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing". He later expanded his work to include compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, leading him to involvement in the...

's second studio album

Studio album

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, Humming

Humming (album)

Humming is the second album by Duncan Sheik. Released by Atlantic Records in 1998, it was the follow-up to his self-titled debut album. More understated than his first album, it did not include any major singles, but featured the London Session Orchestra on some tracks.Two of the album's songs,...

. The song was called "a driving hard-pop number" by Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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's Neva Chonin, "self-deprecating" by Allmusic's Roxanne Blanford and Elysa Gardner from the Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

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 said: "The single “Bite Your Tongue” rocks harder and more buoyantly than his previous hits.". The song would also appear as a bonus track on the 2004 Daylight (Limited Tour Edition) CD and on the 2006 double disk album Brighter/Later: A Duncan Sheik Anthology, released by Rhino Records

Rhino Entertainment

Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company. It is owned by Warner Music Group.-History:Rhino was originally a novelty song and reissue company during the 1970s and 1980s, releasing compilation albums of pop, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues successes...

 (Also released in 2007 as Greatest Hits - Brighter: A Duncan Sheik Collection, a single CD version.)

Beverly Hills, 90210

In 1998 Duncan Sheik

Duncan Sheik

Duncan Scott Sheik is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik initially found success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing". He later expanded his work to include compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, leading him to involvement in the...

 appeared on the season premiere of the show Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...

, In an episode entitled "The Morning After" Sheik performed "Bite Your Tongue" as well as "Barely Breathing".